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Threat actors likely spoofed the official government website for personal information theft and monetary fraudulent activity.
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Malware & Threats
The cybercrime groups tracked as UNC6040 and UNC6395 have been extorting organizations after stealing data from their Salesforce instances.
Cybercrime
Authorities say VerifTools sold fake driver’s licenses and passports worldwide, enabling fraudsters to bypass KYC checks and access online accounts.
Ransomware
Play ransomware attacks have hit roughly 900 organizations and recently involved the exploitation of SimpleHelp vulnerabilities.
Artificial Intelligence
The FBI says former federal and state government officials are targeted with texts and AI-generated voice messages impersonating senior US officials.
Fraud & Identity Theft
The FBI received roughly 860,000 complaints of malicious activity in 2024, with reported losses exceeding $16.6 billion.
Cybercrime
An extortion group has been sending physical mail to corporate executives, threatening to leak their data unless a ransom is paid.
Ransomware
CISA and the FBI warn organizations of attacks employing the Ghost (Cring) ransomware, operated by Chinese hackers.
Nation-State
North Korean fake IT workers are more aggressively extorting their employers in response to law enforcement actions.
Malware & Threats
The US government shared exploit chains, IOCs and post-incident forensics data to help network defenders hunt for signs of Chinese hacking gangs.
Application Security
CISA and the FBI have updated their guidance regarding risky software security bad practices based on feedback received from the public.
Government
Law enforcement turns the PlugX malware’s own self-delete mechanism against it, nuking the China-linked trojan from thousands of US machines.
Malware & Threats
FBI says HiatusRAT’s operators were seen scanning for web cameras and DVR systems affected by years-old vulnerabilities.
Nation-State
CISA and the FBI have confirmed that Chinese hackers compromised the networks of telecommunications companies to spy on specific targets.
Tracking & Law Enforcement
The FBI is seeing an increase in threat actors using fake emergency data requests to harvest information from US companies.
Nation-State
The FBI is asking for information on the Chinese threat actors targeting Sophos edge devices to compromise private and government entities.
Nation-State
The US and Israel have published an advisory describing the latest activities of Iranian cyber firm Emennet Pasargad, now called Aria Sepehr Ayandehsazan.
Government
CISA and the FBI have issued a warning on Iranian phishing attacks targeting national political organizations and campaigns.
Tracking & Law Enforcement
The FBI warns of North Korean threat actors conducting social engineering campaigns targeting employees in the cryptocurrency industry.
Data Protection
Audit finds weaknesses in FBI’s inventory management and disposition procedures for drives containing sensitive information.
Cybercrime
Binance’s first incident report traces the record theft to a months-long campaign that compromised three engineers’ computers.
Artificial Intelligence
Malware & Threats
Malware & Threats
Cybercrime
A federal grand jury indicted two Canadian men for hijacking university supercomputers to secretly mine Electroneum cryptocurrency.
Artificial Intelligence
